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To ask the Scottish Executive whether any test purchases are made in non-pharmacy outlets in respect of amounts of analgesics and other proprietary medicines sold at any one time. The sale and supply of medicines on the General Sales List Order are controlled under section 53 of the Medicines Act 1968.In Scotland, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enforces the Medicines Act 1968 on behalf of Scottish ministers.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many adverse reactions to vitamin and mineral supplements have been reported in each of the last 10 years. The regulation and safety of medicines is reserved and is the responsibility of the Medicines Control Agency (MCA).The MCA/Committee on Safety of Medicines (CSM) Yellow Card Scheme collates reports of suspected adverse reactions to medicines.
Rarely, if there is evidence that the balance of risks and benefits is no longer favourable, it may be necessary to remove the medicine from the market.The MCA/CSM monitor the safety of all new medicines under the "black triangle scheme" where any of the following circumstances apply: if the medicine contains a new active substance or a combination of active substances; if the medicine is administered via a new route or drug delivery system; if the medicine is going to be used in a new population of patients.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact on the tourism economy on the Isle of Arran would be of the creation of an industrial fish-farming development comprising 10 cages of nets with a circumference of 100 m and a depth of 15 m. Local authorities, in this case North Ayrshire Council, have regard to the possib...
His response is as follows:HM Prison Kilmarnock was designed in accordance with the energy saving measures outlined in the Energy Efficiency Office Guide to Best Practice in Prisons, Emergency Buildings and Court, including 95.1 kWh/sq m/annum for electrical consumption and 183.5 kWh/sq m/annum for fossil fuels.
I do not know what the correct figures are for medicine but if, for example, the length of a career in medicine is coming down from 40 years to 30 years, the argument that people can start their careers later becomes all the stronger.
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Date answered:
19 January 2005
Prescription Charges To ask the Scottish Executive whether the £6.40 prescription charge deters patients from seeking the medicines that they need. (S2O-2996) No, we do not believe so.
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Date answered:
17 March 2005
The Association of the BritishPharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), which represents around 100 companies in the UK producingprescription medicines, has agreed that, wherever possible, liquid formulationsfor new medicines should be sugar-free.
As far as the drugs that are legally prescribed for medicinal purposes are concerned, the 1992 European Community directive on the labelling of medicines requires the packaging of all medicines that affect the central nervous system to carry warnings advising patients not to d...